Century Precision Optics is an American lens manufacturing firm. It was founded in 1948 in

North Hollywood, California North Hollywood is a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, located in the San Fernando Valley. The neighborhood contains the NoHo Arts District, the El Portal Theatre, several art galleries, and the Academy of TV Arts and Sciences. The North H ...

. Century Optics makes a variety of digital, broadcast, projection, and industrial lenses. They have offices in

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and

Van Nuys, California Van Nuys () is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Home to Van Nuys Airport and the Valley Municipal Building, it is the most populous neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley. History In 1909, ...

. Century Optics was acquired in 2000 by Schneider Optics, the U.S. subsidiary of the German firm

Schneider Kreuznach Schneider Kreuznach () is the abbreviated name of the company Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH, which is sometimes also simply referred to as Schneider. They are a manufacturer of industrial and photographic optics. The company was founded on ...

. The Century name continues as a Schneider

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Lens manufacturers Manufacturing companies of the United States Technology companies established in 1948 1948 establishments in California Technology companies disestablished in 2000 2000 disestablishments in California {{manufacturing-company-stub